Born in Mississippi, our Storyteller spent countless
hours with her great-grandmother and grandmother.
Ms. Richardson's great-grandmother was a former
enslaved person and lived to be 125 and her grandmother lived to
be a 100. Both were known storytellers, and passed this gift along
to their granddaughter.
As a result, Ms. Richardson loves history and being
able to tell others about the past. In her position of Museum Educator,
she instructs children through stories of Colonial History, Slavery,
and Native American History. In addition, she is a historical tour
guide for local Colonial-American homes.
An acknowledged Storyteller, Ms. Richardson specializes
in reenactments of the lives of very important, yet “obscured”
women in history. Among her favorites are Bessie Coleman (first
internationally licensed pilot in the world) and Elizabeth Keckley
(former enslaved woman who moved to the White House), Margru (Amistad
captive). She speaks in several different forums including inter-district
school assemblies.
Ms. Richardson also tell folktales where she takes
her audience into a world in which animals set the scene for life
lessons.
Ms. Richardson currently resides in Connecticut.
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